Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In chem., derived from the hyena.
- Like a hyena; having the character of a hyena. Also spelled
hyænic .
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Examples
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You knew that this poor, unfortunate devil of a Harman was tied to that hyenic prowler yonder who means to fatten on him, and will never release him; you knew that.
The Guest of Quesnay Booth Tarkington 1907
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Inasmuch as each of the impersonations relied on the amplification of feminine traits—Poehler/Couric’s heavily mascara’d and incessant blinking, Poehler/Hillary’s hyenic laugh, Fey/Palin’s sexy librarianism—in ways that might indeed be sexist or reductive, those characteristics were ripe for amplification only because the objects of political and media parody had high-pitched laughs and wore mascara and pencil skirts.
Big Girls Don’t Cry Rebecca Traister 2010
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Inasmuch as each of the impersonations relied on the amplification of feminine traits—Poehler/Couric’s heavily mascara’d and incessant blinking, Poehler/Hillary’s hyenic laugh, Fey/Palin’s sexy librarianism—in ways that might indeed be sexist or reductive, those characteristics were ripe for amplification only because the objects of political and media parody had high-pitched laughs and wore mascara and pencil skirts.
Big Girls Don’t Cry Rebecca Traister 2010
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Inasmuch as each of the impersonations relied on the amplification of feminine traits—Poehler/Couric’s heavily mascara’d and incessant blinking, Poehler/Hillary’s hyenic laugh, Fey/Palin’s sexy librarianism—in ways that might indeed be sexist or reductive, those characteristics were ripe for amplification only because the objects of political and media parody had high-pitched laughs and wore mascara and pencil skirts.
Big Girls Don’t Cry Rebecca Traister 2010
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Inasmuch as each of the impersonations relied on the amplification of feminine traits—Poehler/Couric’s heavily mascara’d and incessant blinking, Poehler/Hillary’s hyenic laugh, Fey/Palin’s sexy librarianism—in ways that might indeed be sexist or reductive, those characteristics were ripe for amplification only because the objects of political and media parody had high-pitched laughs and wore mascara and pencil skirts.
Big Girls Don’t Cry Rebecca Traister 2010
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